UPDATE - Mitsubishi recalls trucks after accidents
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by Mitsubishi, ministry, DaimlerChrysler's stake)
TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Truck maker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck &
Bus has told Japan's Transport Ministry it is recalling vehicles
due to faulty wheel hubs, the ministry said on Thursday.
A Mitsubishi
spokeswoman said she did not know how many vehicles were involved.
She said the company was aware of about 40 accidents that had been
blamed on wheels coming off vehicles.
Japanese media
reports said some of the accidents had resulted in deaths.
The ministry
said it was still investigating, and was not at present considering
punishing the company, which is a unit of Germany's DaimlerChrysler
AG (XETRA:DCXGn.DE - News).
Business daily
Nihon Keizai said on Thursday that Mitsubishi had already voluntarily
recalled most of the vehicles involved.
Mitsubishi officials
had initially insisted that the accidents were caused by bad maintenance
or overloading, the paper said.
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